The women's bathroom next to the restaurant brings back an Old Hollywood feel with multiple makeup mirrors. A modern twist is provided by the metal flowers that dot the walls.
One of the Canyon View Suites, part of the dozen new rooms and suites constructed on a hillside, starting at about $1,500 a night. They include decks and private spa tubs.
The living room of a Canyon View Suite, which comes with a Bang & Olufsen big-screen TV and customized iPad.
Allen Aram shakes up a cocktail at the modernized bar, redone by the Rockwell group, a big name in design.
A "Grand Deluxe" room, actually the most basic room category, starts at $565-$595 a night depending on occupancy. Many have wood-burning fireplaces and private patios.
The living room of one of the older Bel-Air suites has been redone in contemporary style.
Bedrooms at the redone Bel-Air include in-wall switches for dimming and turning lights off and on.
The redone lobby includes a gas fireplace and custom furnishings.
The new Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor seating, including the secluded alcoves (at back) favored by notables including Nancy Reagan.
Acting Bel-Air general manager Edward Mady shows off the new Puck restaurant.
Prime indoor seating at the Puck restaurant is in front of a two-sided marble fireplace.
The private dining room of the restaurant surrounds guests with more than 2,000 bottles of wine from its extensive wine cellar.
The Bel-Air's oval swimming pool remains the same. Marilyn Monroe once did a photo shoot here.
The new La Prairie spa features an elegant women's changing room.
The spa's relaxation area includes an eye-catching gold-leaf hanging lamp.
A couples' or group treatment suite called The Enclave has two massage tables and a soaking tub.
During the two-year renovation, the mosaic-tiled fountains were preserved.
The swans are the official symbol of the hotel and have been present for the past 35 years. Three swans, Chloe, Athena, and Hercules Jr., make their permanant home in the signature Swan Lake in the front of the hotel.
Kids who visit the Bel-Air are given plush toy swans.
Chef Puck, center, hosted a Champagne brunch Sunday at the Bel-Air.
Old-guard Hollywood actors Sidney Poitier, left, and James Caan, brought star power to the brunch.
The iconic Bel-Air, which turned 65 this year, celebrated in true Hollywood style - with a face lift.